forget Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
    bury.
    • I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
  2. verb be unable to remember
    blank out; block; draw a blank.
    • I'm drawing a blank
    • You are blocking the name of your first wife!
  3. verb forget to do something
    • Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!
  4. verb leave behind unintentionally
    leave.
    • I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant
    • I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors

WordNet

For*get" transitive verb
Etymology
OE. forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- + gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G. vergessen, Sw. förgäta, Dan. forgiette. See For-, and Get, v. t.
Wordforms
imperfect Forgot (Forgat obsolete ); past participle Forgotten Forgot; present participle & verbal noun Forgetting
Definitions
  1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.
    Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. ciii. 2.
    Let y right hand forget her cunning. Ps. cxxxvii. 5.
    Hath thy knee forget to bow? Shak.
  2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.
    Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Is. xlix. 15.

Webster 1913